Darren Until will meet Yoel Romero in a 180-pound bare-knuckle bout when BKFC 94 lands at Manchester’s AO Enviornment on September 26. The cardboard can even characteristic champion David Mundell defending the BKFC middleweight title in opposition to Jack Cullen.
The combat places Liverpool’s Until in opposition to Romero, the previous UFC title challenger and Olympic freestyle wrestling silver medallist. It comes after an prolonged back-and-forth between the pair, with Until writing: “I’ve lastly bought over my years of trauma & nightmares of Yoel Romero. So, let’s f* do that!!”
Romero responded: “He’s been working his mouth for too lengthy, on September 26 I’m going to shut it completely in Manchester.”
Darren Until vs. Yoel Romero
Until entered BKFC in Could at BKFC 90 in Birmingham, stopping Aaron Chalmers 22 seconds into the second spherical. Chalmers had dropped Until earlier within the contest, however Until turned the combat with a counter left hand on the Utilita Enviornment.
Earlier than BKFC, Until competed within the UFC and subsequently took half in skilled boxing. His first bare-knuckle outing gave the promotion a recognisable UK identify, and a return in Manchester offers a home-region stage in opposition to probably the most skilled fighters he has confronted.
Romero made his BKFC debut in September 2025, defeating Theo Doukas by second-round TKO on the Seminole Exhausting Rock Lodge & On line casino in Hollywood, Florida. Romero scored three knockdowns earlier than the referee stopped the heavyweight combat at 1:56 of spherical two.
The Cuban-born fighter compiled a 16-7 MMA report, with 13 wins by knockout or TKO, throughout spells within the UFC and Bellator. He challenged for UFC middleweight titles, then defeated Thiago Santos by unanimous determination on the PFL vs. Bellator occasion in February 2024 in his most up-to-date MMA bout.
Mundell will defend his 175-pound BKFC championship in opposition to Cullen within the co-main occasion. The Florida fighter brings a 10-2 bare-knuckle report into the reserving, whereas Cullen arrives as a former British Commonwealth boxing champion.
BKFC founder and president David Feldman described Until vs. Romero because the promotion’s largest UK occasion involving two worldwide combat-sports names. The promotion is predicted to announce the remaining undercard at a later date.
